Dancers

dancers

Photography by Christopher Duggan

DANCER: ZACHARY TRACZ

Zachary Tracz is originally from Queens, NY and started his dance training with competitive ballroom dance. While competing in ballroom he also trained at the Joffrey School of Ballet and Ballet Hispanico. He attended Talent Unlimited High School, majoring in Dance, where he was able to attend the Martha Graham School for Contemporary Dance youth program and dance alongside Martha Graham Dance Company on the Queen Mary II. In 2009, Zachary attended the Martha Graham School for Contemporary Dance and became a member of Graham II on full scholarship. While in Graham II, he performed lead roles such as the Red Couple in Diversion of Angels and The Preacher in Appalachian Spring. Zachary has collaborated with Bhenji Ra, Samuel Pott, Carolina Rivera, Benjamin Gaspard, Yoshito Sakuraba, and Caitlin Dutton. Zachary has been a member of JT Lotus Dance Company, INTW & Artists, and Abarukas. Zachary has been a member of LLMoves since 2014.

Screenshot from "Seasonal Existence"

DANCER: KARA WALSH

Kara Walsh began her dance training at The School of Performing Arts in New Milford, Connecticut, under the direction of Arlene Begleman and Robert Maiorano. She attended the Jillana School summer program in Taos, New Mexico and shortly afterwards moved to New York City to attend the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Independent Study Program. Kara has studied with teachers Graciela Kozak, Elizabeth Parkinson, Maria Calegari, Robert Maiorano and Mary Ann Lamb. Currently, Kara is a member of Nomad Contemporary Ballet and is working with Abdur-Rahim Jackson on several projects, including NAHA Hair Awards in Las Vegas and a World Peace Day Performance at Lincoln Center. Over the summer, she danced for Benoit-Swan Pouffer in a Tracey Rease Fashion Show for New York City Fashion Week, and danced in a music video for Icelantic pop star Ásgeir, choreographed by Celia Rowson Hall with dancers from New York City Ballet. Kara was a member of Spectrum Dance Theater in Seattle, Washington. She also performed in the 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Oklahoma in Seattle, where she played the part of “Dream Laurey” in the dream ballet section with choreography by Donald Byrd.

Photography by Theik Smith

DANCER: VICTORIA SARETZKY

Victoria Saretzky graduated from the Greenwich Ballet Academy in 2009 and attended the Royal Ballet School’s International Summer School in 2006 and 2007. After moving to New York City in 2009, Victoria attended the training program at the Merce Cunningham School. Victoria has been dancing with LLMoves since its inception in 2015 and is also a member of Heidi Latsky Dance as of 2017. Other companies she has collaborated and freelances with include Tina Croll & Company, K2 Dance & Arts, Nicole Colbert Dance Theater, Mink Ballet, Beth Soll, and Ballet des Amériques. Victoria has performed in various festivals and venues in New York City and in the northeast, including Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out Festival, Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival, The Whitney Museum/Highline Park, Newburgh Illuminated Festival, The Dance Complex, Ailey Citigroup Theater, West End Theater’s Soaking Wet Festival, Judson Church Movement Research, The Irondale Center’s FlicFest, Dumbo Dance Festival, Baruch College and APAP. In 2015, she made her dancing debut on national television for NBC Universal Television. Internationally, Victoria has performed in Martinique with Ballet des Ameriques, Cite des Arts for music artist Arthur Dutra in Paris, France, and for the peace organization Soka Gakkai International in Trets, France. In 2016, she was invited to perform in Kochi, Japan at the Makino Botanical Garden with K2 Dance & Arts. Residencies include the Harkness Dance Festival at the 92nd Street Y with Tina Croll & Company and CUNY Dance Initiative at Baruch with Heidi Latsky Dance. Victoria holds a B.A in French Studies from Columbia University. Accompanying her dance career, she writes for Backstage Magazine and teaches French.

Photography by Morah Geist

DANCER: MICHELLE SIEGEL

Michelle Siegel, originally from New York City, received her B.A. Dance from Hunter College. She has performed with Neville Dance Theater, Dzul Dance, Armitage Gone! Dance, Staten Island Ballet, Urban Dance Collective, Balasole Dance Company, The Umbrella Dance Company, Kriye Bode, Dance Visions, and with Niles Ford and Nathan Trice. She has also worked with choreographer Pascal Rekoert as a dancer/model for the BERENIK fashion line. Michelle has taught master classes and performed at the OPEN LOOK Contemporary Dance Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia. She has worked as an adjunct professor of dance at Touro College and a substitute professor of dance at Hofstra University, and has choreographed and performed for Latin Grammy nominated music artists Lola Flores and Anaís, and renowned Haitian band, Carimi. Michelle is very excited to perform with Lindsey Miller and LLMoves!

Photography by Andrew Mauney

DANCER: ERIN ARBUCKLE

Erin Scott Arbuckle received her training from The California Ballet School and School of American Ballet. She has danced with California Ballet Company, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Terra Firma Dance Theatre, Ballet Next, Jeremy McQueen’s Black Iris Project, Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Eglevsky Ballet, Ballet Popular, LLMoves, and Emery LeCrone Dance. Additionally, she holds a B.A. from Columbia University in Sociocultural Anthropology, brews her own beer, runs marathons, and recently finished 3rd in her first 50 mile ultra marathon.

DANCER: DERYN BEAMAN

A native of Pittsburgh PA, Deryn Beaman is a classically trained dancer. Her schooling began at The Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School and continued to The Joffrey Ballet School Pre-Professional Program. Deryn graduated from Marymount Manhattan College class of 2015 with a BFA in dance and a minor in French. As a supplement to her dancing, Deryn is a group fitness instructor at SLT NYC, Pure Yoga, and Hydra NYC. Deryn joined LLMoves in 2019.

GUEST DANCER: NATAYU MILDENBERGER

Natayu Mildenberger is a versatile professional Creative Artist from Saint John, New Brunswick. He graduated from the Quinte Ballet school of Canada and Ecole de Cirque Zôfy in Switzerland. Natayu has trained and performed throughout Europe and the States in places such as Germany, Italy, Switzerland, France Portugal, St Petersburg FL, New Orleans and Texas. He has worked with many top Dance Artists, Choreographers such as:
Desmond Richardson and Dwight Rhoden from New York’s Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Daniel Ezralow, Jason Berrent and Joshua Zehner from Cirque du Soleil’s original Koozå, Edgar Zendejas, Hanna Kiel, Darryl Tracey, Jeff Dimitriou, Sharon Moore and Geneviève Coupal.

Natayu has been seen in companies such as: A2D2- Aerial Dance Cirque Company, Caravan Stage Company, Cirque Starlight, Canada’s Ballet Jörgen, Ballet Creole, Luminato Festival, Hit and Run Dance Productions and Toronto’s 2015 Pan Am Closing Ceremonies.

In 2017, Natayu co founded – Company Yu, a diverse energizing Trio sharing diversity through movement with a collaborative approach to new works.